The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-10-20

MR. MorruD B00oroo0s
Special 10 The Nsws-Hsraldl
CEDAR KEY, October 1.-THE Board OF
Health Of Levy county at it, meeting this morn
ing Pee: s The oil III ks::S y Health Of
county, That the thanks Of this Board arc due
to Mr.. Lewis Morris, agent Of the FAber Pencil
Company, tor his prompt action Ia telegrapning
this Board the fact that report was accreoiteo
In Tallahassee that yellow fever existed 10 Jack.
sonville, report, however, which, upon Official
investigation, this Board Is pleased 70 know
proved TO be unfounded.
Be it further rssosoed That the Secretary be
directed to transmit copy of this resolution to
Mr.. Morris
Secretary Board Of Health Of Levy county.
Special to the Herald.l
CEDAR KEY, Fla, October 1.-THE citizens
endorse Mr.. Lewis Morris action regarding MS
telegram to our Board OF Health and denounce
the criticism and cowardly attack Of the 1n'es-
Union In the premises.
W.D. F1NLAYsoN. Mayor.
The Times Union of Sunday having coarsely
and abusively assailed Mr. Morris for repeating
to Cedar Key the yellow fever statement received
in Tallahassee, the following letter was sent
to that obnoxious journal:
TALLAHASSEE, October II.
To the Editor Of the Times-Union y
Permit me to throw some light upon the case
OF the telegram sent by Mr. Lewis Morris from
this place to Cedar Key, regarding the rumor OF
ing, the 10th, it was given out from the ONCE
of the w. U. T. Co., at this place, that there had
been thirty-hve cases of yellow fever in Jack
sonville in the last day. Of course such terrible
news threw oil hearing 1t into state OF excite
ment. Very many kilograms were sent inquir-
ing as to the truth 10 the case, among them one
by myself to my family physician, but so long Q
time elapsed before We could get reply even 10
the telegram from the Board Of Health In this
city and county, that many reached the conclu
sion that the rumor was well founded.
Among these was Mr.. Lewis Morris who, rep
resenting large business interest ct Cedar Key
and knowing that there were many employees OF
the factory in the town. thought In the midst Of the
prevailing excitement it was best to send the infor
nation to that town. In return to his message
came the query, What 10 the source OF your
information, and Is 1t reliablef" or words to that
effect. Meantime an answer had come from Or.
Neal Mitchell, president of the Board of Health
of jacksonville, saying, There IL no yellow fe-
yer here and not case in Duval county" Mr.
Morris promptly replied to the query. The
vile Office, but telegram from DR.. Mitchell de-
mics the report and declares 1t false"
1t appears that in conversation between the
operator in the Office here during the absence Of
Mrs. Jones, who is at home with verv Ill and
aged mother, and an operator 10 the office IN
Jacksonville, she asked Is there yellow fever in
Jacksonville. The reply came, thirty-fve cases
She asked -" is that true; the reply came 1t is
true" when the parties in the office here gave
out the news Hence the excitement.
have every reason TO believe Mr.. Norris to
be gentleman. He is related to some of our
best and most honored citizens, and though
alarmed at the approach of as dread disease as
the yellow fever is not a coward in the &C.
cepted sense of the word. His leaving Cedar
Key was in the interest Of those whom he loves
better than he does his life his vile and children.
And l commend him, and write these words
simply that Mr. Morris may be placed right with
the people of this State, and wherever the wide
circulation of the Times Union may have con-
veyed the charges made against him, you will do
him justice l know by giving this publication.
Several of our prominent citizens will join me
in this request Respectfully yours,
A. ]. RUSSELL
We heartily Join Msjsr Russell in the above
statement Of facts and his suggestiI Of repara-
ton of the wrong done Mr.. Morris.
L. B. WoMBwELL,
JAMES B. GAMBLE,
E. G. CHEsLEY,
r. A. SHINE,
W. R. WILSON,
THOs J. PERKINS s. Son,
JOHN A. HENDERSON,
JOHN A. PEARcE,
Sheriff Leon county.
Mr.. Morris is aiding, out of his own pocket,
to maintain the quarantine at Cedar Key, and
has made every possible arrangement for the
safety and comfort of his men, should an out
break occur at Cedar Key.